Cretin Derham Hall, Twin Cities

Cretin-Derham Hall is a Catholic co-educational high school that devotes its resources to the growth of its students. The school has focused on building programs to help their students succeed, and even over the last decade test scores and involvement have increased exponentially. Cretin-Derham Hall prides itself in its strengths across all departments, truly offering students opportunities to explore and succeed in whatever they would like to pursue. 
Located in the heart of the Twin Cities, Cretin-Derham Hall offers students avenues to success through a highly praised fine arts program, an athletics program that sends dozens of students to collegiate athletics every year, numerous co-curricular activities that encompass a wide range of interests, a variety of courses in very diverse departments, an incredibly strong STEM program, a focus on continuing to diversify the students at the school, and new equipment for students to use specialized for each of its programs. In addition, the school promotes collaboration and exploration through it’s learning centers where three academic advisors are always available to provide students with specialized 1-on-1 support. Academic programs allow students to participate in JROTC, take higher level courses for college credit, and offers a multitude of honors and AP courses. Cretin-Derham Hall has devoted resources to service and learning programs to create communities around student growth. In addition, the Leadership Academy provides students with the opportunity to learn how to become a leader in their communities and apply these skills through a capstone project. Finally, Cretin-Derham Hall has implemented Connecting Adults and Students to Achieve (CASA) to give students the chance to assimilate into a new community and have a support system on campus.